Erdogan: The Making of an Autocrat

Author/Contributor(s):	Yavuz, M Hakan
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Date:	05/21/2021
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

President Erdogan's resilience as Turkey's leader makes for an extraordinary political study of longevity, charisma and strategic decision-making. Uncovering the person behind the persona, M. Hakan Yavuz draws on 250 first-hand interviews to untangle the web of literary, religious and biographical influences that shaped Erdogan's personality, ideology and world view. With chapters covering the Gezi park protests, the clash between the AKP and Gülen movement, the Kurdish question and the country's projected image as a major international power, Yavuz explores how Erdogan has created a 'New Turkey' - a hybrid political entity, neither East nor West, democratic nor dictatorial, Islamic nor secular.